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Friday, May 12, 2017

Our New Dog Just Signed Up on Twitter

Her name is River. She will be 8 weeks old tomorrow, and we'll be bringing her home. You can follow her story on Twitter @RiverGSD. It's just getting started. No politics. No religion. No economics. Just tons of pictures and a lifetime of realtime memories (hopefully)!

1. I was very attached to one in my youth. Literally. 78 stitches to the face. Lucky it didn't kill me. It's the owners I've always blamed though, not the breed. Want to do something nice for the breed to offset that. Would like to do the good citizen dog training. Not sure I have it in me. Time will tell.

2. I really like loyal and smart.

3. The ears. The head tilt. Enough said. :)

4. When I drive to the gym, sometimes I see a German Shepherd that has a wheelchair for its back legs. What a loyal owner!

7. A few years ago, I was taking a walk around my neighborhood at 2am. An unmarked van approached me on a dark side street. I got a bit nervous. I think you can see where this is going.

Or maybe you can't. I walked over to the driver. He had lost his German Shepherd and was out looking for it. Said I hadn't seen it. He gave me a business card in case I did see it.

I walked home, then got in my car. I immediately drove 2 miles away to the local ice rink. I figured that's where I would go if I was a dog, where people hang out late at night.

In the parking lot, I saw two people talking with a friendly German Shepherd by their side. I parked and walked up to them. Now they were nervous. I asked if it was their dog. It wasn't. They asked me if it was my dog. I said it wasn't. I asked them to call the owner on the business card. They asked me who it was. I said I didn't really know. Just met him about 5 minutes ago. Asked why I wouldn't call. I didn't have a mobile phone. They seemed very suspicious of my story, but I talked them into calling anyway.

A few minutes later that van shows up. Driver was very surprised to see me. Last time he saw me I was walking in the opposite direction. Wanted to know how I found the dog, and how I found it so fast. Hahaha! Was SO thankful!!

I was just as thankful to be able to help. Made my whole year! Had a permagrin for a week. Found the needle in the haystack. Racked up some good karma points. It was a great night! :)

Just introduced River's twitter feed to everyone at the office and they're all in love with her. Although I don't personally do InstaGram one mentioned that River could easily attract enough followers to get paid. ;-)

They're truly different than other dogs. It's their job -- and I mean JOB -- to keep an eye on you. They can't do that if there's anything between you & them, and that can cause stress. Once she grows a bit then the job extends to your property as well. ;-)

[It's not separation anxiety -- that comes from over-dependence. We can chat about that another time.]

Disclaimer

I am not a financial advisor. I am not offering investment advice. Although I have attempted to provide accurate information, that's all it is, an attempt. Please do not trust the opinions, numbers, and/or charts of a random anonymous blogger on the Internet. Make your own opinions. Make your own charts. Do your own due diligence. Thank you.